| S2425 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Deceptive Trade Practices Act to clarify the law's exemptions/enables individuals subject to unfair or deceptive acts and practices to recover increased damages/permits attorney general to seek civil penalties for initial violations of law...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2263 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates new standards for determining whether a state work license applicant's past criminal contacts/convictions should disqualify them from receiving a government-issued license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S2766 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And To Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution (elections) (proposes An Amendment To The Constitution To Modify The Legal Minimum Age To Vote From Eighteen (18) Years To Sixteen (1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2319 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits beneficiary's out-of-pocket expenditures for prescription drugs to limits established for self-only and family coverage per year established in the Internal Revenue Code. Effective January 1, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2222 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that pharmacists shall disclose lesser price drug substitutions unless directed otherwise by the doctor. It would also exempt pharmacists automatically charging the lowest available price.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2318 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers to provide wholesale acquisition cost/drug prices/rebates/fees/drug sales information to DOH/Insurance Commissioner yearly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H7556 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes permanent the tax exemption for certain residential property developments which have either not been completed or, if completed, have not been sold/occupied which would have expired on December 31, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H7611 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a refundable five cent ($0.05) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A one cent ($0.01) handling fee would be paid by distributors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-05
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H7123 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows students in public schools to possess and use a topical sunscreen product.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| H7338 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs that services provided by school social workers and certified school psychologists would be included as health care related services eligible for federal Medicaid reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7596 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the sealing and unsealing of court files in residential eviction proceedings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7540 | Intro
Sine Die | Places the jurisdiction of minors in the family court when it comes to matters involving protective orders of domestic assault.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7956 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows DOT to lease airport property up to 50 years for substantial improvement/building and increases RI airport corporation directors from 7 to 9 with one appointment (RIPA) and (RIGABOA).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2732 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that public utilities which post any rate or condition change for retail service shall send electronic notice the same day to the PUC and administrator.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H7427 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires children who seek a special limited work permit to successfully complete a training program to include workers' rights, workplace health and safety, and workers' compensation, established and funded by DLT.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Labor Committee |
| S2760 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows construction employees with multi-employer bargaining agreements to be governed by agreement language for sick time/safe leave benefits and administered by ERISA trust fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Labor Committee |
| H7570 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the minimum wage by using an annual fixed amount until January 1, 2024, where it reaches to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour, then raised annually thereafter by using the (CPI-W). It also raises the cash wage by using a similar scale.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Labor Committee |
| H7638 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the "residential landlord and tenant act" to allow a landlord prior to any residential rental agreement shall deliver to prospective tenant a valid certificate of rental suitability as defined in § 34-18-22.4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7875 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires employers to give their employees at least two (2) weeks notice of their work schedule and other notices scheduling rights and remedies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Labor Committee |
| S2757 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Public Access To Rhode Island's Shoreline (creates A 9 Member Commission To Study And Make Recommendations To Update Regulations And Definitions Relating To Public Access To Rhode Is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2737 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Public Notice In The Town Of Burrillville
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2759 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires office of diversity, equity and opportunity to create material for annual government employee training.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2738 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires any company that is issued a contract for services in the state of Rhode Island, or any political subdivision therein, to employ a certain percentage of individuals with disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7428 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands child support interception of insurance payments to include life insurance proceeds payable to non-custodial parents who are the beneficiaries of the policy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2733 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that scholarships received directly from the College Crusade Scholarship Program would not be considered financial aid pursuant to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarships and provides the program with access to certain student data.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| H7955 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for a limited electrician license to be issued to institutions of higher learning to allow for Class B journeyperson electricians to perform minor repair and wiring.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2744 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires informed consent of the elderly for referral of investigations to be made by other state agencies by the long-term care ombudsperson (LTCO).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2755 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the "residential landlord and tenant act" to allow a landlord prior to any residential rental agreement shall deliver to prospective tenant a valid certificate of rental suitability as defined in § 34-18-22.4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7329 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes March 17 as an annual day of special observance to honor Rhode Island's first responders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2740 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends various sections relating to libraries to delete outdated provisions, updates language to reflect current practices affecting library technology and increases from 2 years to 5 years the award of the statewide reference resource center contrac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7203 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts state or municipal police officers, firefighters, judges of state court, and members of the Rhode Island general assembly from the requirement of transparent windshields and windows.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2731 | Intro
Sine Die | Bans gender-based price discrimination on hygiene products by retail establishments with a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) for a first violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2730 | Intro
Sine Die | Omnibus act regarding caterers, hide and leather inspection, constables, sterilization of bedding, mixed-martial arts and pool halls.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2761 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the lending or borrowing of money or receipt of credit by delinquent licensees among manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages as regulated by the department of business regulation (DBR).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2735 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the DOE and sec. ed. to promulgate rules/regulations/establish minimum accountability standards/school districts would be required to meet in order to be in compliance with an individualized education program for students with disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| H7914 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires employers with 5 or more persons with developmental disabilities to pay employees no less than $15.00/hr and to have state and general revenue/federal funds appropriated to BHDDH programs to adjust minimum wage increase.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Labor Committee |
| S2739 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates an agreement to limit corporate incentives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2754 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a new chapter to standardize procedures for asset forfeitures for all crimes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2753 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Rhode Island Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, prohibiting the performance or induction of an abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain, unless necessary to prevent serious health risk to the unborn child’s mother.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7260 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution - Redistricting (this Proposed Constitution Amendment, If Adopted, Would Adopt A Constitutional Procedure For Redistricting.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7354 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires initial, biennial, and continuing education in land use law and planning for local planning and zoning board members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7441 | Intro
Sine Die | Restricts the creation or expansion of charter schools and mayoral academies for the school years 2021-22 through 2023-2024, to be waived upon revision to charter school funding formula in § 16-7.2-5.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2752 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes explicit that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents of children in public school. It also provides a procedure in superior court to enforce these rights and remedies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2743 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Authorize And Approve A Referendum To Be Submitted To The Qualified Electors Of The State Of Rhode Island At The Next General Election For Blanket Authority For The General Treasurer To Refinance Bonds (joint Resolution Authorizin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7444 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadens the definition of "teacher" and create a comprehensive bill of rights for school teachers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2751 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits medical marijuana for animals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2100 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (governor And Lieutenant Governor To Appear Jointly On The Ballot) (submits Constitutional Amendments To Voters That The Go...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H7605 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the council on elementary and secondary education be encouraged to maintain, publish and update statewide standards for instruction of personal finance in public high schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2749 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions to meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2741 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for $1,000,000 in bonds to improve local roadways, pedestrian spaces, bikeway paths and municipal parks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
